Weather and Climate

What is weather?

• When it is freezing cold all year round.

• The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

• The speed in which the wind travels.

• The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

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What is climate?

• The conditions of the atmosphere (air/sky) over a short period of time.

• The changing of weather throughout the day.

• The way in which we feel when it is hot or cold.

• The atmosphere (air/sky) over long periods of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The temperature is measured in units of

• degree Celsius

• degree Fahrenheit

• Percentage

• Both degree Celsius and degree Fahrenheit

The degree of hotness or coolness of a substance or the environment is

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Humidity

• Wind

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The concentration of water vapour in the air is called

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Humidity

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The order of the layers of the atmosphere from space to the earth's surface.

• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• troposphere, thermosphere, stratotosphere, mesosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere

Which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer found?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

As we go higher in  the atmosphere, the air pressure

• decreases
• increases
• does not change
• gets heavier

Why does air pressure differ around the earth?

• Cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles.
• Cold air sinks at the equator and warm air rises at the poles.
• Warm air  air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles.
• Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a ____.

• front

• storm

• climate

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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